Tag: LAGOS STATE

Police dismiss reports on planned attack in Lagos markets

Aminu Imam

The Lagos State Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, on Wednesday, dismissed reports on planned attacks in markets in the State. Odumosu, who met with leaders of various markets in the State at the Command headquarters in Ikeja, urged traders in the State to disregard the reports. The meeting was attended by the leaders of the Balogun Market in Lagos Island, Alaba International and Computer Village, among others. He assured the traders of security of lives and properties in the various markets, saying measures had been put in place to neutralise any…

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Agbaje under fire for branding Sanwo-Olu’s achievement imaginary

Aminu Imam

Former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Jimi Agbaje, has come under fire for saying the achievements of Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos is imaginary. Recall that Agbaje lost woefully to Sanwo-Olu in the 2019 governorship election, which was reportedly his worst performance so far in several contests to become governor of Lagos State. Agbaje who rated Sanwo-Olu’s performance three over 10, said: “What they wrote, they did not substantiate it. They were things done in their imagination.” Regarding the fight against Covid-19 in the State, Agbaje stated that…

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Lagos to introduce buses to replace bikes, tricycles plying inner roads next week

Aminu Imam

The Lagos State government has announced that it would launch buses to replace motorcycles popularly known as okada and tricycles known as Keke to ply inner roads in the State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Monday during a security stakeholder’s town hall meeting in Ikeja, adding that over 500 minibuses would be deployed next week. He said the move is to alleviate the pain residents of the state go through following the restriction of motorcycle and tricycle operations. He said, “We envisage deploying over 500 of these buses to…

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Police confirm threats to Lagos by IPOB, Yoruba groups

Aminu Imam

…Says Okada riders spike crimes in the city The Police in Lagos State has disclosed that the Command is investigating threats by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, (IPOB), as well as Yoruba separatist groups. Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu made the disclosure at a stakeholders forum on security in Lagos, which Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu presided over. Odumosu vowed that no breakdown of law and order, or attacks on soft targets would be tolerated. The CP said the command was aware of agitations for the Oodua Republic by some Yoruba secessionists…

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Lagos to connect 100 schools to internet in May – Sanwo-Olu

Aminu Imam

Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the state government would connect no fewer than 100 schools to internet by the end of May. Sanwo-Olu said this on Thursday, during the inauguration of Lagos State Schools Infrastructure Projects and four school buildings. He said that the State government had started to roll out fibre optics across state-owned schools to aid learning through high-speed internet connectivity. According to him, the broadband Internet infrastructure will be completed and inaugurated in 100 schools selected for the pilot scheme. Sanwo-Olu further said the State…

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89 men beaten by their wives in the last 15 months – Lagos State govt.

Aminu Imam

The Lagos State government has said 89 men reported that they were battered by their wives in cases of domestic violence between 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), Cecilia Bolaji Dada, made this known on Tuesday, at a ministerial news conference to mark the second year of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in office, which was held in Ikeja, Lagos. The commissioner said that in 2020, a total of 46 men reported at the ministry that their wives violated them, adding that…

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Motorcyclists, thugs clash in Lagos over illegal ‘taxation’

Aminu Imam

…Fight takes ethnic dimension There was violence at the Iyana-Iba area of Lagos State yesterday, as commercial motorcyclists, aka okada riders, and thugs clashed. According to reports, trouble started following complaints about alleged illegal taxation by ‘area boys’ working for a transport union. The free-for-all led to the destruction of properties and barricading of roads by the thugs; tyres, woods, and other items were set on fire. The fight later reportedly took an ethnic dimension, as the opposing factions – Hausa and Yoruba – were joined by their people from…

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Lagos: State govt. suspends shisha-smoking schoolgirls

Aminu Imam

…Orders rehabilitation Five female students spotted in a viral video proudly smoking shisha have been identified and suspended from school. The underage girls, who were in their school uniforms were seen in the clip puffing smoke while serenading to music playing in the background. The footage drew widespread concerns among commenters on-line, including public affairs commentator Femi Fani-Kayode, who said the matter was as a result of failure of parenting. The State government, through the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Youth and Social Development, identified them as students of…

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“Sometimes motor cars hit me when I sell sachet water”, Female amputee narrates

Aminu Imam

An amputee, Mary Daniel Onu, who had gone viral after photos of her hawking bottled water surfaced online has said that she never in her wildest dreams imagined that Nigerians will help her. The 26-year-old indigene of Kogi, in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC), narrated how she became an amputee. According to her, she lost her leg to an accident that claimed everyone else’s life including her parents. This, she said, happened in 2006. She said life took a different turn for the young lady as her…

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Lagos, Rivers, FCT, Delta top 2020 IGR chart – NBS

Aminu Imam

…States IGR drops to N1.31tr in 2020 Lagos, Delta, Kaduna and Ogun States topped the 2020 Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) chart in the country, a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. The NBS disclosed this on Friday, in its “Internally Generated Revenue At State Level” report for the fourth quarter and full-year 2020 published on its website. The NBS said Lagos State recorded the highest IGR of N418.99bn, closely followed by Rivers, with N117.19bn and the FCT with N92.05bn. Delta State recorded N59.732bn; Kaduna N50.768bn;…

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